Nixon aides accused in Watergate dumbfounded Nixon
Former Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst testified before the Senate Watergate committee that President Nixon was dumbfounded when told in mid April that his closest aides had been accused in the Watergate case. Kleindienst described early April 15 briefings, Nixon’s emotional reaction, and his subsequent resignation from the Justice Department two weeks later amid escalating disclosures.
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Nixon
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
John W. Deanel
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Justice Department
Dean
Magruder
John N. Mitchell
Frederick C. LaRue
Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Mardian
Mitchell
Ehrlichman
Senate Committee
FBI
Patrick Gray III
Ehrlich
Pecos High School announces locker and schedule registration
Pecos High School officials set locker registration for freshmen August 15 17 sophomores August 23 24 juniors August 22 23 and seniors August 21 22. Freshmen orientation August 24 at 9 a.m. includes handbook review and policy briefing. Registration may be completed by a guardian. a $1.50 locker fee is due at assignment and not required in person.
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Pecos High School
Armed robber sought after State Line bar
Van Horn sheriff's officers investigate an armed robbery at the state line bar near midnight. A suspect tentatively identified as Bill Rogers is believed to have taken an undetermined amount of cash from the lounge on the Texas New Mexico border and fled.
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van Horn
UT Permian Basin Scholarships Open For Applications
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa invites applications for several scholarships worth 100 to 500 dollars annually. Awards include Ward County Academic Scholarships, Huck Russell Memorial Scholarship for earth science, Permian Basin Coca Cola Bottling, Mexican American, and Norem Libson scholarships with varying eligibility and counts. For details, contact Joe Tave, director of financial aids. A separate robberies report notes a white male suspect fled on foot, possibly toward New Mexico, with a .22 pistol, prompting area law enforcement alerts.
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University of Texas of
Sheriffs Office
New Mexico
Texas Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Offices
Nixon lawyers deny subpoena to enforce tapes
Lawyers for President Nixon told a federal judge that the court lacks jurisdiction to enforce the subpoena from Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. They argued compelling presidential tape recordings would violate the constitutional separation of powers.
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Washington
Nixon
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Record-High Texas Heat Drops to Cool Morning
Heat wave bled across much of Texas with temperatures reaching 106 degrees in places while Pe cos and nearby areas saw 166 degrees. The day ended with a 68 degree early morning low after a mix of heavy storms, hail and winds across the Panhandle and coast.
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Texas
Pecos
Mercury
Texas Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Palacios
Dalhart
Panhandle
Wink
West Texas
Galveston
Seasonal tourism strains hotels and restaurants in Pecos
Stacked up restaurants to see influx and motels report turning tourists away or guiding them to other lodgings. The West of the Pecos Museum receives three notable community contributions including a watch fob collection, a large pencil set, and back issues of the Pecos Enterprise dating to 1911.
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Janice Williams
Enterprise
Pecos
A. A. Hochstatter
Pecos Museum
A. A
Sam’ Hochstatter
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Barstow Adds Vocational Courses For New Term
Pecos Barstow Schools will open in three weeks with new vocational courses in metal trades electrical trades electronics and more. A new vocational administrator Jim Davee and new teachers Kelly Smith Schertz Box Stanley Fincher Mullin join staff. one position remains to hire for general mechanical repair.
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Pecos-Barstow
Pecos
Jim Davee
Kelly
Smith
Schertz
Box
Stanley
Fincher
Mullin
East Pecos
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